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http://dx.doi.org/10.14346/JKOSOS.2011.26.2.036

The Measurement and Investigation of Combustible Properties for n-Hexane  

Ha, Dong-Myeong (Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, Semyung University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Safety / v.26, no.2, 2011 , pp. 36-41 More about this Journal
Abstract
For the safe handling of n-hexane, the explosion limit at $25^{\circ}C$, the temperature dependence of the explosion limits and the lower flash point were investigated. And AITs(auto-ignition temperatures) by ignition delay time for n-hexane were experimented. By using the literatures data, the lower and upper explosion limits of n-hexane recommended 1.0 Vol% and 8.0 Vol%, respectively. In this study, the lower flash points of n-hexane recommended $-23^{\circ}C$. This study measured relationship between the AITs and the ignition delay times by using ASTM E659-78 apparatus for n-hexane, and the experimental AIT of n-hexane was $240^{\circ}C$. The new equations for predicting the temperature dependence of the explosion limits of n-hexane is proposed. The values calculated by the proposed equations were a good agreement with the literature data.
Keywords
n-hexane; flash point; explosion limit; autoignition temperature; safety handling;
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